# Games like Half-Life: Alyx

> The closest matches to Half-Life: Alyx: Half-Life 2, Black Mesa, Vertigo 2, BONEWORKS, and The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Half-Life 2](https://imho.run/games/220/half-life-2) — Shares environmental interactivity with Half-Life: Alyx. 88,441 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/220/)
2. [Black Mesa](https://imho.run/games/362890/black-mesa) — Also Aliens and Zombies, like Half-Life: Alyx. 69,272 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/362890/)
3. [Vertigo 2](https://imho.run/games/843390/vertigo-2) — Also Aliens and VR, like Half-Life: Alyx. 2,139 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/843390/)
4. [BONEWORKS](https://imho.run/games/823500/boneworks) — Also VR, like Half-Life: Alyx. 29,446 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/823500/)
5. [The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners](https://imho.run/games/916840/the-walking-dead-saints-sinners) — Also Zombies and VR, like Half-Life: Alyx. 5,685 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/916840/)
6. [Metro Awakening](https://imho.run/games/2669410/metro-awakening) — A frequent pick in Half-Life: Alyx players' libraries, and another Action. 1,739 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2669410/)
7. [Prey](https://imho.run/games/480490/prey) — Shares physics based puzzles with Half-Life: Alyx. 21,804 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/480490/)
8. [Alien: Isolation](https://imho.run/games/214490/alien-isolation) — Also Aliens, like Half-Life: Alyx. 26,101 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/214490/)
9. [The Lab](https://imho.run/games/450390/the-lab) — A frequent pick in Half-Life: Alyx players' libraries, and another Free To Play. 4,429 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/450390/)
10. [Pavlov](https://imho.run/games/555160/pavlov) — Also Zombies and VR, like Half-Life: Alyx. 30,993 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/555160/)
11. [Arizona Sunshine®](https://imho.run/games/342180/arizona-sunshine) — Also Zombies and VR, like Half-Life: Alyx. 5,095 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/342180/)
12. [Half-Life](https://imho.run/games/70/half-life) — Also Aliens, like Half-Life: Alyx. 57,390 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/70/)
13. [DOOM VFR](https://imho.run/games/650000/doom-vfr) — Shares teleport movement with Half-Life: Alyx. 1,755 Steam reviews, 55% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/650000/)
14. [Alien: Rogue Incursion VR](https://imho.run/games/1850050/alien-rogue-incursion-vr) — Also Aliens and VR, like Half-Life: Alyx. 888 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1850050/)
15. [Left 4 Dead](https://imho.run/games/500/left-4-dead) — Also Zombies, like Half-Life: Alyx. 19,617 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/500/)
16. [SUPERHOT VR](https://imho.run/games/617830/superhot-vr) — Also VR, like Half-Life: Alyx. 5,741 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/617830/)
17. [Fallout 4 VR](https://imho.run/games/611660/fallout-4-vr) — A frequent pick in Half-Life: Alyx players' libraries, and another RPG. 4,488 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/611660/)
18. [Red Matter 2](https://imho.run/games/2081470/red-matter-2) — Also VR, like Half-Life: Alyx. 373 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2081470/)
19. [HordeZ](https://imho.run/games/412050/hordez) — Also Zombies and VR, like Half-Life: Alyx. 286 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/412050/)
20. [Resident Evil Requiem](https://imho.run/games/3764200/resident-evil-requiem) — Also Zombies, like Half-Life: Alyx. 48,719 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3764200/)
21. [BioShock Infinite](https://imho.run/games/8870/bioshock-infinite) — Also Beautiful, like Half-Life: Alyx. 46,984 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/8870/)
22. [Into the Radius 2](https://imho.run/games/2307350/into-the-radius-2) — Also VR, like Half-Life: Alyx. 3,330 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2307350/)
23. [The Living Remain](https://imho.run/games/594220/the-living-remain) — Also Zombies and VR, like Half-Life: Alyx. 179 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/594220/)
24. [Of Lies and Rain](https://imho.run/games/3141330/of-lies-and-rain) — Also VR, like Half-Life: Alyx. 80 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3141330/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=546560&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=546560&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=546560&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=546560
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/546560
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Half-Life: Alyx

Half-Life: Alyx is a 2020 VR action-adventure game developed by Valve, set in the Half-Life universe between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. The game casts players as Alyx Vance in a fight against the Combine alien occupation. Players describe the experience as atmospheric and immersive, with reviewers highlighting how the environment reacts to every interaction they make. The mechanics emphasize environmental interactivity, hand-based interaction, and physics-based puzzles, while weapon detail and pistol reloading are noted for their physical accuracy. Players also mention that teleport movement helps reduce motion sickness in this first-person sci-fi shooter. The game holds a 98% positive rating from over 60,000 Steam reviews and costs $59.99. It is not supported on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 546560
- **Developer:** Valve
- **Publisher:** Valve
- **Genres:** Action, Adventure
- **Categories:** Captions available, Includes level editor, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Workshop, VR Support, Tracked Controller Support, VR Only, Family Sharing, Subtitle Options, Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, Surround Sound, Adjustable Difficulty, Save Anytime
- **Released:** Mar 23, 2020
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 93
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/546560/half-life-alyx)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=546560&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/546560/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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